Challenge for fine images on "Waiting!": I start with an airport scene.

People in public places put their guard down eventually. They kind of forget the masks they where and just settle down to being themselves, but not. They are waiting. So how do people wait. Frustrated, chatting to friends, dreaming, worrying or maybe passing the time, reading.



Waiting: Private Space in a Public Place

I have the 5D on my lap with the 50 1.2L attached and point the camera at the person but I do not look at them, but elsewhere. I overlap approximately 2 or 3 adjacent frames. Here two frames where stitched to get what I needed.

I want to see how people "are", not interfere with them.

If they are closer and really super subjects, I do compromise and ask permission but get them to return to what they were doing. Here they did not know about the shots.

Asher

I rarely use mattes in showing pics here. However this I felt needs some space.

Good idea, I'll go next

Here I am, waiting for my pesky parents to arrive. It is oh so boring here and I am getting sleepy:

Asher Kelman said:

People in public places put their guard down eventually. They kind of forget the masks they where and just settle down to being themselves, but not. They are waiting. So how do people wait. Frustrated, chatting to friends, dreaming, worrying or maybe passing the time, reading.

Waiting: Private Space in a Public Place
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Hi Asher,

This picture is double nice. I like the pose of the main subject, the lady talking on the cell phone stuck between her shoulder and ear. But I equally like the relaxed attitude of the man on the left reading a paper with his glasses atop his shiny head.

Cheers,

Union Station, New Haven



She's watching the clock. I took this before the security guard told me I couldn't take photos because of Homeland Security guidelines. I told him it was bullshit and he agreed.

Already "in the air"

But waiting for a client…



Morocco, June 2005

Nicolas Claris said:

But waiting for a client…

Morocco, June 2005

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Great shot. How did people respond to being photographed there?

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How did people respond to being photographed there?

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LoL !! He didn't respond at all!

More seriously, ask first then get the pic… some years ago, they where so happy to see immediately the pic on the camera screen… Now I don't know…

Union Station
Los Angeles, California

Citrus Grove
Upland, California

Anaheim Stadium
Anaheim, California

Chinatown
Los Angeles, California

Gary Ayala said:

Chinatown
Los Angeles, California

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Gary:

I love the longing of this little girl. She reminds me a little of a dog, chained outside, while the owner goes into a store (I don't mean this in any kind of demeaning way). Moving. Do you have a non-sepia version of this? I think plain black and white would take the layer of sentimentality off the top of this one. It needs some rough to counter the sweet.

D

doug anderson said:

Gary:

I love the longing of this little girl. She reminds me a little of a dog, chained outside, while the owner goes into a store (I don't mean this in any kind of demeaning way). Moving. Do you have a non-sepia version of this? I think plain black and white would take the layer of sentimentality off the top of this one. It needs some rough to counter the sweet.

D

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lol ... actually I do-

G

Gary Ayala said:

lol ... actually I do-

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Wow. What a difference.

Thanks,

D